false2025-11-07 18:34:31No Talent Required20062006-01-012006-01-0174Hip Hop6c0af389-8e72-44f1-85d6-2cf6ee1137d6084e06f5-3c82-4b71-bd94-dd69e7bd515e19ae4790-10c0-4827-a09d-c9a9e1f86ede/media/data/media3/Music/DJ Premier/No Talent Required/folder.jpgBrotha Lynch Hung & MC EihtDefariDJ PremierHi‐Tek feat. Dion & The GameIce Cube feat. NasJ DillaJay‐ZKRS‐OneM.O.P.NYG’z feat. Rave RoulettePlanet AsiaRoyce da 5′9″Talib Kweli feat. UGKTeflonTermanology feat. Lil’ Fame & PapooseThe Game feat. NasUncle MurdaDJ PremierChristopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ. He is considered one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time. He was half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr—alongside the rapper Guru—and presently forms half of the hip hop duo PRhyme, together with Royce da 5'9".
Premier is known for producing all of Gang Starr's songs as well as many of those composed by the Gang Starr Foundation. Notable works for artists and collectives he has worked with include Afu-Ra, A$AP Mob, AZ, Christina Aguilera, Common, D'Angelo, Dynamic Duo, Evidence, Feid, The Game, Griselda Records, Group Home, Jeru the Damaja, J. Cole, Jay-Z, Joey Bada$$, Kanye West, KRS-One, Limp Bizkit, M.O.P., Mos Def, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., O.C., Rakim, Royce da 5'9", Run the Jewels, Showbiz & A.G., and more.
As a businessman, DJ Premier has his own record company named Year Round Records. Among its artists are New York group NYGz, New Jersey rapper Nick Javas, and Houston rapper Khalil. Tha Blaqprint by Blaq Poet, which features 13 Premier productions, was released by Year Round Records through Fat Beats Records in June 2009.